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Niko Mikkola
Defenseman #77 Panthers
Player Information

Niko Mikkola has 7 points (1 goals, 6 assists) in 44 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 127) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, he has 69 points (15 goals, 54 assists) in 372 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers.

He also has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 69 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 29.7 yrs (27.04.1996)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 127th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Panthers controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Niko Mikkola is off the ice, the Panthers control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 163rd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 68th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.03
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.11
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.07
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.18
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.57
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.43
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.73
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.57
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.11
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.26
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.97
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.15
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.38
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.500M
Player Contract Value: $3.600M
Remaining: 9 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2034 UFA
Age at the end: 39.2 yrs (27.04.1996)
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Niko Mikkola
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -2 21:16 2 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 21:10 2 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 18:51 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 1 1 0 21:01 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 24:26 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -3 7 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Blues 5 0 1 1 3 14:22 10 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 30 1 2 3 -11 14:31 22 4.5% 11
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 54 3 10 13 -6 16:58 58 5.2% 55
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 50 0 3 3 2 16:38 31 0.0% 35
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 31 1 2 3 4 18:41 31 3.2% 23
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 82 3 14 17 11 20:01 93 3.2% 69
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 76 6 16 22 12 20:11 116 5.2% 70
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 44 1 6 7 5 20:11 45 2.2% 35
Season Projection 82 2 11 13 9 20:12 84 2.4% 65
Total 372 15 54 69 20 406 3.7% 298
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 4 0 1 1 0 14:40 3 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 12 0 1 1 0 15:39 7 0.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 7 0 2 2 2 14:22 6 0.0% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 24 2 2 4 4 18:38 23 8.7% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 22 3 3 6 5 20:13 18 16.7% 37
Total 69 5 9 14 11 57 8.8% 81
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Niko Mikkola Team Logo D 29.7 yrs 198 cm / 93 kg 0.16 0.19 57 80 $2.500M
87% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.18 0.20 54 78 $5.350M
87% Matthew Robertson Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.22 0.21 58 79 $0.775M
86% Tyler Kleven Team Logo D 24 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.15 0.14 56 78 $1.600M
86% Scott Mayfield Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.16 0.23 55 77 $3.500M
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